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Diamond Point Airport, shown on Saturday, is expected to provide a lifeline to the outside world in the event of a major disaster that could hamper other means of transportation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Diamond Point receives supplies

In a tsunami, Miller Peninsula could be isolated

Diamond Point Airport, shown on Saturday, is expected to provide a lifeline to the outside world in the event of a major disaster that could hamper other means of transportation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Youth to learn of heritage

Storytelling to cap Fort Worden event

A small plane crashed at the William R. Fairchild International Airport on Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt, a bystander said. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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No one hurt in plane crash

A small plane crashed at the William R. Fairchild International Airport on Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt, a bystander said.… Continue reading

A small plane crashed at the William R. Fairchild International Airport on Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt, a bystander said. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Michael Payne, Executive Director of the Port Townsend Aero Museum, shows off some of the antique and historic air planes on display at the museum located at the Jefferson County International Airport in Port Townsend. The museum is expanding, in the area behind the blue tarp in the background, to increase the museum’s display area by about a third.

Aero museum expanding by one-third

Historic aircraft on display

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Michael Payne, Executive Director of the Port Townsend Aero Museum, shows off some of the antique and historic air planes on display at the museum located at the Jefferson County International Airport in Port Townsend. The museum is expanding, in the area behind the blue tarp in the background, to increase the museum’s display area by about a third.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Jefferson County Commissioner, District 2, Heidi Eisenhour, cuts the ribbon to open a “Safe Routes to School” pathway to Chimacum Creek Primary School from Cedar Avenue in Port Hadlock on Wednesday. The project, funded with an $880,000.00 grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation, includes a new mile long sidewalk on Cedar Avenue, that had no walkable sidewalk, and a paved trail leading to the school which was previously a dirt strip and soon, covered bus stops.

A safe path created in Chimacum

Multi-use route for student, pedestrians, cyclists part of long-term project

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Jefferson County Commissioner, District 2, Heidi Eisenhour, cuts the ribbon to open a “Safe Routes to School” pathway to Chimacum Creek Primary School from Cedar Avenue in Port Hadlock on Wednesday. The project, funded with an $880,000.00 grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation, includes a new mile long sidewalk on Cedar Avenue, that had no walkable sidewalk, and a paved trail leading to the school which was previously a dirt strip and soon, covered bus stops.

Monkeypox spreads in King County

No cases seen on North Olympic Peninsula

  • Jul 9, 2022
  • The Associated Press
A customer checks price tags as she shops at a retail store in Schaumburg, Ill., Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

U.S. retailers tempering hiring

Less consumer spending, higher labors costs among reasons

  • Jul 9, 2022
  • By Anne D’innocenzio and Haleluya Hadero The Associated Press
A customer checks price tags as she shops at a retail store in Schaumburg, Ill., Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Clallam Bay-Sekiu fun planned this weekend

Activities set today through Sunday

Visitors align a photo-op at Washington Lavender Farm in July 2020. The farm hosts its free festival for two weeks with vendors from July 8-17 as many farms, community groups and businesses prepare events for Sequim Lavender Weekend July 15-17. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Festivities, farms mark start of lavender season

Most to remain open throughout summer

Visitors align a photo-op at Washington Lavender Farm in July 2020. The farm hosts its free festival for two weeks with vendors from July 8-17 as many farms, community groups and businesses prepare events for Sequim Lavender Weekend July 15-17. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Michael Hale depicts “The Adventuress, With Ice Cream Clouds” in this painting. His work is on view at Gallery 9 in Port Townsend.

Jewelry, acrylic paintings get Gallery 9 spotlight

Two artists highlighted during month of July

Michael Hale depicts “The Adventuress, With Ice Cream Clouds” in this painting. His work is on view at Gallery 9 in Port Townsend.
Kids on BMX bikes, mountain bikes, skateboards and scooters waited patiently through a grand opening ceremony of ribbon-cutting, remarks and recognitions, so they were more than ready to try out the new pump track Wednesday at Erickson Playfield. First announced three years ago, the 14,442-square-foot pump track is the largest in the Pacific Northwest built by Velosolutions and it’s the first adaptive track in the country. Port Angeles Parks & Recreation and Lincoln Park BMX Association led the project, which will provide a free, safe and all-ages recreational outlet located in the center of the city. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
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Pump track opens

Kids on BMX bikes, mountain bikes, skateboards and scooters waited patiently through a grand opening ceremony of ribbon-cutting, remarks and recognitions, so they were more… Continue reading

Kids on BMX bikes, mountain bikes, skateboards and scooters waited patiently through a grand opening ceremony of ribbon-cutting, remarks and recognitions, so they were more than ready to try out the new pump track Wednesday at Erickson Playfield. First announced three years ago, the 14,442-square-foot pump track is the largest in the Pacific Northwest built by Velosolutions and it’s the first adaptive track in the country. Port Angeles Parks & Recreation and Lincoln Park BMX Association led the project, which will provide a free, safe and all-ages recreational outlet located in the center of the city. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Three lots, 153, 161 and 169 W. Spruce St., recently sold to the City of Sequim. They’ve been linked for years to criminal activity and code compliance issues next to the Sequim Civic Center.

Sequim buys three properties

Lots have been linked to nuisance and crime

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Three lots, 153, 161 and 169 W. Spruce St., recently sold to the City of Sequim. They’ve been linked for years to criminal activity and code compliance issues next to the Sequim Civic Center.

Volunteers working on Jefferson County fairgrounds

Entries currently sought for variety of categories

Avian flu case reported in Jefferson County

State highest in nation for infected backyard flocks of birds, poultry

The Port of Port Townsend has installed a no fireworks sign by the entrance to the Gardiner boat launch ramp to discourage illegal fireworks use that has been an ongoing problem, residents say, along with illegal camping and overnight parking in the lot across the road. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Gardiner no-shoot area is denied

Stakeholders pursue different solutions

The Port of Port Townsend has installed a no fireworks sign by the entrance to the Gardiner boat launch ramp to discourage illegal fireworks use that has been an ongoing problem, residents say, along with illegal camping and overnight parking in the lot across the road. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
A home is left gutted by fire after an early-morning blaze said to have been accidental and likely caused by discarded fireworks that smoldered and spread. (Clallam 2 Fire Rescue)

Lake Sutherland blaze leaves family homeless

Firefighters say combustion may be from fireworks

A home is left gutted by fire after an early-morning blaze said to have been accidental and likely caused by discarded fireworks that smoldered and spread. (Clallam 2 Fire Rescue)
“Mountain View” by Alice Thuring is featured this month by the Port Ludlow Art League.

Port Ludlow Art Leagues shines spotlight on artist, jeweler

The Port Ludlow Art League is featuring Alice Thuring as Artist of the Month and Janice Gruber as Jeweler of the Month… Continue reading

“Mountain View” by Alice Thuring is featured this month by the Port Ludlow Art League.
Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Richard Foster picks up spent fireworks on Tuesday at Sail and Paddle Park on Ediz Hook. Despite a city-wide ban on fireworks on Port Angeles, many people purchased the devices in Clallam County and nearby Native American reservations and brought them into town for Independence Day celebrations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fireworks cleanup

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Richard Foster picks up spent fireworks on Tuesday at Sail and Paddle Park on Ediz Hook. Despite a… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Richard Foster picks up spent fireworks on Tuesday at Sail and Paddle Park on Ediz Hook. Despite a city-wide ban on fireworks on Port Angeles, many people purchased the devices in Clallam County and nearby Native American reservations and brought them into town for Independence Day celebrations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A hallway at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Healing Clinic at 526 S. Ninth Ave. leads to several meeting rooms, where patients with opioid-use disorder (OUD) treatment receive counseling. The facility officially opens today. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Healing clinic opens in Sequim

First day to see patients is today

A hallway at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Healing Clinic at 526 S. Ninth Ave. leads to several meeting rooms, where patients with opioid-use disorder (OUD) treatment receive counseling. The facility officially opens today. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Coronavirus

New death reported from COVID-19

Berry disagrees with CDC reporting of risk